GRADING PROCEDURES

INFINITE CAMPUS

Infinite Campus is an online tool that provides parents and guardians with access to their child’s grades and attendance information. Infinite Campus is available anywhere the user has an Internet-connected device. Parents may register online for Infinite Campus by first obtaining a username and password from the Lowndes High School registrars at 2452260.

GRADES

• Grades are updated each Monday by 4pm. • Grades are cumulative. • There is a requirement of a grade of 70 or above to receive credit for a course. • A final exam or a Georgia Milestones End of Course Assessment is required for each course. Final exams/EOC count 20% of the semester average. All students are required to complete final exams in accordance with the final exam schedule. No exams are given early. In extenuating circumstances, students must receive written permission from the principal to make up exams.

PROGRESS REPORTS AND REPORT CARDS

Parents and students have the responsibility of monitoring progress during the year using Infinite Campus. The website to access the portal is https://campus.lowndes.k12.ga.us/campus/portal/lowndes.jsp. Printed progress reports are issued to students through homeroom at 9 weeks. A final grade and Carnegie unit credit earned are given to the student at the end of each semester. Transcripts and additional grade reports are available to parents upon request.

STUDENT SCHEDULES

Since the schedule of classes for the entire school year is built upon students’ requests, it is important for students and parents to be accurate and specific in course selection. Students receive course verification forms as part of the registration progress. Careful attention to individual student requests during registration will allow the best opportunity to accommodate the requests. The administration reserves the right to adjust schedules in order to balance class sizes and teacher loads.

TRANSFER CREDIT FOR WORK IN OTHER SCHOOLS

In accordance with the Southern Association of Schools Standards, Lowndes High School will validate competency before awarding Lowndes High School credit for work completed at a home school or private school that is not accredited by the Southern Association of College and Schools, one of the SACS equivalents, the Georgia Accrediting Commission, or one of the accrediting agencies that is a member of the Georgia Private School Accreditation Council. Specifically, Lowndes High School accepts at face value credit transferred from the New England, Middle States, Southern, North Central, Northwest, and Western Associations, as well as the Georgia Accrediting Commission. Students entering Lowndes High School from private schools not accredited by one of the above associations may be required to validate competency through testing or through scholarship performance in specified courses. Students entering from a home school may be required to earn credit through testing. Students wishing to transfer credit for a Georgia Milestones End of Course (EOC) assessments course ( Algebra 1, Biology, American Literature and Composition, and U. S. History) must take the appropriate EOC assessment before credit will be posted.

Home School

Students entering Lowndes High School from accredited home schooling programs will follow procedures and receive all units of credit according to the guidelines established by the Lowndes County Board of Education.

Transfer of Grades from Lowndes Alternative Program

Grades must reflect the student’s current grades and include at least one skill/concept/topic grade per week utilizing Infinite Campus grade book.

Students who earn credit for high school courses while in middle school receive credit toward their high school graduation requirements. Courses taken for high school credit at the middle school will be calculated in the Lowndes High grade point average but do not count toward the grade point average for the HOPE Scholarship program.

PROMOTION REQUIREMENTS

The following units must be earned for class/grade placement. Class placement is made at the beginning of each academic year based on the number of units earned at that time and is not altered during the year.

Grade / Status

Tenth grade – Sophomore Eleventh grade – Junior Twelfth grade – Senior

Minimum Units Required for Promotion

6 units 13 units 20 units

28 units for Graduation

**Students must meet Georgia High School Association (GHSA) requirements to participate in many extracurricular activities. Eligibility requirements differ from promotion requirements and should be discussed with the activity coach or sponsor. See the GHSA Requirements Addendum for more information.

GRADING SCALE

Numeric grades are issued according to the scale listed below. Passing grades are 70 and above. A cumulative numeric average is computed at the end of every semester A = 90 and Above

B = 80-89

C = 70-79 F = Below 70

HONOR ROLL

Lowndes High recognizes superior student effort and achievement. We release, to the press, the names of those students who make the honor roll at the end of each semester. To make the Principals Honor Roll, a student must achieve an overall average of 90.000 or greater for the grading period. The calculation is to the third decimal place and not rounded up.

EXEMPTIONS

A student who meets the following criteria is eligible to exempt the final exam for a course:

• The student is a junior or senior. • The student has an average of at least 90. • The student has three (3) or fewer absences • The student has three(3) or fewer tardies Note: The student is required to take statemandated Georgia Milestones End of Course Assessments.